STYLOIDS

Noun

styloids

plural of styloid

Anagrams

• Doylists

Source: Wiktionary


STYLOID

Sty"loid, a. Etym: [Style + -oid: cf. F. styloïde, Gr.

1. Styliform; as, the styloid process.

2. (Anat.)

Definition: Of or pertaining to the styloid process. Styloid process (Anat.), a long and slender process from the lower side of the temporal bone of man, corresponding to the tympanohyal and stylohyal of other animals.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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